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Welcome to the driver’s seat Jacinda - but are you still driving the same car?
6 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Digital Twinning: The future of Manufacturing.
-Dr. Wolfgang Scholz, Director HERA Now we have a new government – we have a left of centre mix of policies. Which on first principle should be building innovative, high value local manufacturing with the aim of increased prosperity and our ability to pay our way in the world. And for me, I congratulate the team around Prime Minister Jacinda Arden for being in the driver seat and look forward to seeing her make true on her promise “let’s do it”. You may recall some of our advocacy clearly advised that our local SME’s should gain from these policies. And, although still lacking details - we need to make sure that the promised R&D tax credits and business
innovation, government procurement rules applying for subcontractors and pushing low emission technologies are indeed implemented. But for this to happen, we all need to continue formulating policy to our new coalition partners and make sure our voices are heard by them.
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The original election policies got it right While keenly awaiting the announcement of the agreed policy framework for our new government, I stumbled across the pre-election policies. It’s a worth-while read that reminds us what we requested and what was
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Objective 3D ahead of the game
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Fero committed to long-term partnership with Samoa New Zealand’s leading wiring and assembly solutions manufacturer says it has a long-term commitment to Samoa and hopes it will lead the way to other New Zealand businesses setting up operation there. Fero is an Auckland-based family-owned business that manufactures wiring looms for local technology manufacturers, ranging from automotive and marine lighting, to air conditioning units, air quality sensors and aeronautical units.
9 NZMEA New Government – what could – and what will - they do to improve conditions for manufacturers?
It is in the process of setting up operations in the premises formerly occupied by Yazaki EDS, which closed recently puttig more than 700 people out of work. Fero has already signed up 60 former Yazaki employees Sam Fulton
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31 REAR VIEW Why we can’t rely on corporations to save us from climate change.
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